Sadiron



.I. W. GATES. SADIRON.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 18. 1920.

1 91,888. a t sept, 27, 1921.

UNITED STATES. PATENT, O.FFICE.

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Application filed May 18,

To allwhomizs mag concern:

Be it' known that I, JoHN'lV. GATES, a citizen of the United St-ates, residing at Swifton, in the county ofJackson and State of Arkansas,havefinvented a new and usefuhsadiron, of which the following is a specification. 1

This invention relates to self heating sad irons, one of its objects being to provide a device of. this character the body portion of which is reversible at will, there" being a burner located within the body of the sad iron for heating the upper surface of said body while the lower surface is being used, it being possible subsequently to reverse the body so as to bring the heated surface lowermost while the cooled surface is thus brought into positionto be againheated.

A further object is to provide a heater having novel means whereby the size of the flame can be controlled easily.

Another object is to provide a structure of this character whichis simple, durable and compact and can be manipulated readily.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, which will appear as the description.

proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that, within the scope of what is claimed, changes in the precise embodiment of the invention shown can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. I

In the accompanying drawings the preferred form of the invention has been shown.

In said drawings- Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal section through the device, parts being shown in elevation.

Fig. 2 is a section on line 22, Fig. 1.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference 1 designates the body of the sad iron the same beingof the usual.configura tion and having its top and bottom faces duplicates and both adapted to be used as smoothing surfaces. A tube 2 is extended into the back end of the body at the center thereof and constitutes a bearing on which said end of the body 1 will rotate, said tube projecting into an arm 3 provided at one end of a handle 4. Another arm 5 is ex-. tended from the other end of the handle and has a pivot screw or pin .6 extending there- Specification of Letters Patent.

1920. Serial norssazio.

from and into'the nose ofthe body Thus the body is free to rotate betweenthe-arms 3 and 5 so as to bring either of its smoothing surfaces into active position. One wall of thebody hasan opening 7 adapted to -be' closed normally by a removable door 8, there smoothing faces in active position. A"

spring 16 engaging the lever holds the pins 12 normally projected into the body 1.

Slidably mounted within the tube 2 is a Wick tube 17 the outer end portion of which is curved upwardly as indicated at 18 and projects into and supports a container 19 having a closure 20 on-the top thereof. A wick 21 is seated in the tube 18 and hangs downwardly within the container 19, the

other end of the wick projecting a short dis- Patented-Se t. .27, 1921.

tance beyond that end of the tube 17 within 1 the body 1. 7

A hand shield 22 is secured to the arms 3 and 5 and under the handle 4 so that the hand cannot be overheated. Ventilating openings 23 are formed in the body 1 close to the smoothing faces thereof. I

When it is desired to use .this device the door or closure 8 is removed and the wick,

exposed in the body, is ignited. This wick is constantly supplied with alcohol or other liquid fuel in the tank or container 19 and the flame/rising from the wick will heat the upper surface of the body 1 as will be ob;

vious. A set screw 24 extends through the lower portion of the handle 3 and through the tube 2 secured in the handle and is adapted tobind upon the wick tube 17 so as to hold it against movement relativeto the tube 2.

After the upper surface of the bodyhas been heated to a desired temperature the lever 11 is shifted so asto release the body 1. Said body is then given a one-half rotation, bringing the heated smoothing surface lowermost and bringing the cool smoothing surface to position above the flame where it will be reheated. By unscrewing the set screw 24: and shifting the tube 17 longitudinally within the tube 2, the size of the flame produced at the inner end of the tube 2 can be increased or reduced as desired. e a

By so constructing the device that the upper surface of the body is heated while" the sad iron is in use, there is no danger of the lower or smoothing surface becoming overheated and scorching the fabric on which it rests. Instead this lower surface gradually cools while the upper surface is being heated. i a

What is claimed is: I A self heating sadiron including a body, a handle, arms extending from the handle, a pivotal connection between one end of the body and one ofthe arms, atube fixedly connected to the other arm and projecting into the body to constitute a bearing for the other end of the body, a wick tube slidably mounted in the bearing tube and having that end thereof within the body rounded and provided with a top opening for a wick, said tube being slidable bodily within the bearing tube to fit the opening relative tothe inner end of the bearingtube, a fuel container mounted on the wick tube and supported solely thereby, and means carried by the bearing tube for engaging the Wick tube to ,holdisaid wick tube against movement relative to the handle and its arms and for fastening the bearing tube to one of the arms, and means for securing the body against rotation upon the bearing tubeand relative to the arms.

, In testimony that I claim the foregoing as 1 my own, I have hereto afiixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

Witnesses: H a

HERBERT D. LAwsoN, AGNES VRQGKELVLL;

JOHN.W. GATES. 

